What the church binds on earth is bound in heaven; what it loosens on earth is loosened in heaven.
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time 2026
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20th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2026
The “chosen people of God” is not related to ethnicity. The promise made to the Jews is irrevocable and will be fulfilled in time, but we are all welcomed into that community of the “chosen people,” and we become members of the “chosen people” through faith in the teachings of Christ as professed in the church and by doing our best to live by those principles.
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2026
Just like the disciples who were saved from the storm, when we recognize God’s presence and saving power in the storms of our lives, we too can proclaim: “Truly, you are the Son of God” (Mt 14:33).
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2026
The golden thread this week is God’s superabundant love for us which he manifests in the sacraments of the church. Through those sacraments we participate in the holy mysteries of Christ and progress spiritually toward our union with the Holy Trinity.
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2026
Like Solomon, we should pray for the wisdom to understand what we have been taught so that we will recognize that the kingdom of heaven is real. And in recognizing it, we will become true disciples and strive to attain that kingdom.
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2026
So the “Golden Thread” this week that binds our readings together is God’s infinite Wisdom, Justice and Mercy.
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2026
Jesus often taught in parables which should be understood as illustrative comparisons between Christian truths and events of everyday life.
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2026
The yoke of Jesus is easy and his burden light because he has given us the Holy Spirit to strengthen us for the burden. Therefore, “Rejoice Heartily” because our exile is over.
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2026
If we are unfortunate enough to have parents or siblings, friends or relatives, who do not believe in the way of life that Christ teaches and may even persecute or ridicule us for our beliefs, then we are to put those people behind us and move forward.
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2026
Persecution often accompanies the Christian faith…trust in the one who rescues the life of the poor from the power of the wicked.
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